Housing Benefit
Commons · Question 73863 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Housing Benefit earnings disregard from £5 to £57.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 4 Sep 2025
The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those residing in Supported and Temporary Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. The departm...